The 2003 MBA Career Report - Wharton MBA Career Management

Employers 2003TOP GRADUATE HIRERS, CLASS OF 2003Permanent Accepted OffersMcKinsey & Company 32Bain & Company 24Boston Consulting Group 20Johnson & Johnson 19Deloitte Consulting 18Goldman Sachs & Company 18Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 15UBS Investment Bank 15Citigroup 14Lehman Brothers, Inc. 11Medtronic, Inc. 11American Express Company 9Booz Allen Hamilton 8Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. 8Deutsche Bank AG 8J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Inc. 7Morgan Stanley 6Samsung Group 6Amazon.com, Inc. 5TOP SUMMER HIRERS, CLASS OF 2004Summer Accepted OffersMcKinsey & Company 32Citigroup 22Goldman Sachs & Company 21Bain & Company 18Lehman Brothers Inc. 18Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 17J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Inc. 16Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. 16Boston Consulting Group 15Johnson & Johnson 14Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. 12GMAC Commercial Mortgage 12Booz Allen Hamilton 11Diageo 9UBS Investment Bank 9Deutsche Bank AG 8Microsoft Corporation 8American Express Company 7Medtronic, Inc. 7Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. 6Campbell Soup Company 6Deloitte Consulting 6GlaxoSmithKline Corp. 6ALSTOM 5E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc. 5U.S. Department of Interior 5Wharton is a global business environment,welcoming students from more than 60countries each year and integrating internationalviewpoints and experiences into thecurriculum. In 2002–2003, Whartonstudents traveled to Europe, Asia, and SouthAmerica on programs, including WhartonInternational Volunteers Program, GlobalConsulting Practicums, and internationalexchanges, including those through theWharton INSEAD Alliance in France andSingapore. And, despite international healthand diplomatic crises, in late spring 2003,25 Wharton MBA students traveled toArgentina and Brazil as part of the School’sGlobal Immersion Program (GIP).INTERNATIONAL IMPACT% of all accepted positionsthat require international responsibilities.2002 2003Full-Time Employment 22 37Summer Employment 17 28CAREER TREKSThis year’s Wharton MBA students hit the road for Career Treks that took them asfar as Hong Kong. First-year MBA students target the regions and companies to visitfor each trek. Diego Gigliani Uriarte, WG’04, who coordinated the London trek,describes a fast-paced schedule that gave insight into local corporations andlifestyle, while giving students an opportunity to demonstrate their interest torecruiters in region. In the third year of the Career Treks, MBA Career Managementpartnered with student clubs to trek to 300 companies in 12 cities on 15 trips inthe U.S. and abroad.12